If you have symertical swelling of both wrists?
RA until proven otherwise
What % of lupus pts. get the mallar rash?
40%
Felts syndrome?
Triad
RA, Neutropenia, Spleenomegaly
Sjogrens Syndrome?
Dry skin, Dry mouth
3 quick critera for CTD?
polyarthophy
systemic
mulitple autoantibodies
What endocrine disorder can lead to secondary OA?
DM
#1 cause of neuropathic arthopathy?
DM
Ebbernans nodes?
Nodes in the DIP
Bouchard nodes?
nodes in the PIP
most common arthritis v. most common inflam arthritis?
#1 arthritis = OA
#1 inflam arhritis = RA
most common bug for infectious arthritis?
S. aures
most common extraarticular feature of RA?
anemia
What disease do you need to order a cerival spine xray before doing a tube?
RA
AS
what disease has “shelf sign”?
OA
Osteophytes and Eburnation
are found with?
OA
4 diseases assoc. w/ HLA-B27?
AS
Reiters
Enteropathic spnoylitis
Psoriatic spondylitis
vertical symesmophytes?
found in “bamboo spine”
classical finding of AS
Syndesmophytes of Reiters v. AS?
AS = marginal
Reiters = non-marginal
Pencil in cup
X-ray finding of Psoriatic arthritis
Anti LA(SS-B)
antiroe antibody
kids form Lupus mom get Heart block.
SLE: most sensitive v. specific serology marker
ANA = most sensitive
Anti-smith = more specific
Side effect of Plaquernel?
Pts get drops on their retina. They will complain of color vision probs.
how many joints are involved in gout?
usually 1 (90% of time)
Gout crsytsal v. pseudogout crystal?
Gout = MSU
Psudogout = Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
Lush Nyhann syndrome?
HGPRT enzyme abnorbality in Gout
results in overproduction of uric acid
Sign of Martel?
For Gout
shows joint hanging over its edge
Gene for Hashimotos?
HLA D3
Which disease has a lot to do with sleep disturbance?
Fibromyalgia
Nutropin?
Growth Hormone used in Fibromyalgia
What disease doyou expect to see positive results within 4 days?
PMR
What disease are you doing an Bx of temporal artery?
PMR
Gottrons sign?
PM/DM
redness and scales over knuckles